Member Handbook

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Your Member Handbook

Please read your Member Handbook. It tells you:

  • About your health plan.
  • About your benefits and what is covered.
  • How to get the services you need, including special health care needs.
  • How to contact us.
  • Your rights and responsibilities as a member.
 
Read your HealthChoice Illinois Member Handbook (English) 

Alternate MCO DCFS Training (Non-YouthCare plans) - Attachment 1: DCFS Member Handbook Language

 

Certificate of Coverage and Document of Coverage 

Molina Healthcare Members receive a Molina Healthcare Certificate of Coverage and Document of Coverage in their new member welcome packet.
 
 

Waiver Programs

The Illinois Department of Human Services has a variety of waiver programs available for people who qualify. Members who qualify will receive information on program benefits in their new Member welcome packet. The Waiver Program Handbook Supplement tells you:

  • About eligibility requirements to qualify for waiver programs.
  • About the five waiver programs.
  • The home and community-based services available under each waiver program.
 

 

Need your Member Handbook in a different language or format?

Call Member Services at (855) 687-7861.

If you need a printed copy of any of these materials mailed to you, call Member Services at (855) 687-7861.

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CMS-0057 Prior Authorization Annual Reporting

This report shows how prior authorization requests are handled, such as how many were approved or denied and how quickly decisions were made. To find out if a specific service needs prior authorization, members and providers should check the plan’s Prior Authorization Guide or use the Prior Authorization Lookup Tool.

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Illinois Medicaid Prior Authorization Annual Report 2025

Prior Authorization Statistics
Molina Healthcare Inc
Percentage
The percentage of STANDARD prior authorization requests that were approved, aggregated for all items and services. 86%
The percentage of STANDARD prior authorization requests that were denied, aggregated for all items and services. 14%
The percentage of STANDARD prior authorization requests that were approved after an appeal, aggregated for all items and services. 52%
The percentage of EXPEDITED prior authorization requests that were approved after an appeal, aggregated for all items and services. 69%
The percentage of STANDARD prior authorization requests for which the review timeframe was extended, and the request was approved, aggregated for all items and services. 64%
The percentage of EXPEDITED prior authorization requests for which the review timeframe was extended, and the request was approved, aggregated for all items and services. 74%
The percentage of EXPEDITED prior authorization requests that were approved, aggregated for all items and services. 92%
The percentage of EXPEDITED prior authorization requests that were denied, aggregated for all items and services. 8%
Timing
Average time that elapsed between the submission of a request and a determination by the payor, plan or issuer, for STANDARD prior authorizations, aggregated for all items and services. (Measured in days) 2
Median time that elapsed between the submission of a request and a determination by the payor, plan, issuer, for STANDARD prior authorizations, aggregated for all items and services. (Measured in days) 1
Average time that elapsed between the submission of a request and a decision by the payor, plan or issuer, for EXPEDITED prior authorizations, aggregated for all items and services. (Measured in hours) 20
Median time that elapsed between the submission of a request and a decision by the payor, plan, issuer, for EXPEDITED prior authorizations, aggregated for all items and services. (Measured in hours) 19